| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Astragalus brachybotrys Bunge sect. Craccina |
| Bibliography | Index Seminum (TU, Dorpatensis) 1839: viii (1839) |
| Native Range | se. Altay to Mongolia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves 1-2cm, leaflets 3-6 pairs, linear, 3-10mm, appressed hirsute, flowers 10-13mm long in short raceme, pod erect, appressed white hirsute |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Tragacantha brachybotrys (Bunge) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay) 37 Mongolia |